A Journey of Blessings

A Journey of Blessings
Author: Ivy Taylor Ponethetta Ivy Taylor
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1426928483

God's goodness is everywhere. In A Journey of Blessings, author Ponethetta Ivy Taylor sings her praises to God through this collection of inspirational poetry. These works serve as a daily reminder to reflect on your relationship with God, to express your gratefulness, and to show your appreciation. The rhyming poems support and nurture His greatness and unconditional love as in the selection "Reflect Reflect." Reflect Reflect / Oh how I never forget / God has brought me a mighty long way / And my journey is not done yet. / All His plans reveal / As I continue to Praise His wonderful name / Abundantly, He Blesses me / As well as you and this will never change. / Following each poem, space is provided to note the significance and understanding of each selection. In addition, a journal, included at the end of the book, allows you to keep a daily record of how God has been so good to you. A Journey of Blessings helps you stay connected with God's goodness.

Blessings & Rituals for the Journey of Life

Blessings & Rituals for the Journey of Life
Author: Susan Langhauser
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426738137

Congregations celebrate various rites and rituals as a way of commemorating the significant life events and experiences of their members. By blessing something or someone, God’s presence is invoked and the sacred is invited into the mundane, the holy into the ordinary. This book offers pastors and other church leaders a collection of ready-made, easily adaptable blessings and rituals for a variety of occasions. The book is divided into four major chapters: Children, Adults, Everyday Life, and Pastoral Care. It includes blessings and rituals for such occasions as: welcome into a home or neighborhood, receiving a first Bible, graduation from high school, receiving a driver’s license, blessing the backpacks and lunch-boxes for a new school year, and pet funerals. Pastoral care rituals include such occasions as grief, lost love, anger, and declining health. Key Benefits: • Provides readers with a source of blessings and rituals for key moments in congregational members’ lives and meaningful ways to celebrate and support their life experiences and transitions • Shows readers how the intentional use of blessings and rituals within the congregation helps reveal to the community God’s presence in every phase of life

From Blessing to Blessing

From Blessing to Blessing
Author: Sean Innerst
Publisher:
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Catechetics
ISBN: 9781935940128

From Blessing to Blessing seeks to: Enable individual study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, support RCIA and other adult faith formation programs, supplement diaconate and seminary training, provide a basic foundation for the Pillars: A Journey through the Catechism study program.

A Mother's Book of Blessings

A Mother's Book of Blessings
Author: Natasha Fried
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1426218966

"With ageless wisdom for every occasion, this elegant little book is the perfect gift for moms to share with their children -- and for themselves. Time-honored proverbs, enlightening parables, and inspiring poetry, illustrated with exquisite vintage art, encourage readers to contemplate and celebrate life's milestones. These uplifting words and their invaluable lessons, drawn from cultures around the world, will resonate with families of all walks. Whether commemorating a birthday, or celebrating a housewarming or a special holiday, this timeless treasure of 100-plus blessings provides guidance and encouragement for everyone: an enduring keepsake readers will turn to again and again."--Provided by publisher.

Ask Me for a Blessing (You Know You Need One)

Ask Me for a Blessing (You Know You Need One)
Author: Adrian Dannhauser
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2022-09-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506468055

What is a blessing? Do you have to believe to receive one? Can you doubt while you pray? And can you extend grace to others while still desperately in need of it yourself? Once a week Episcopal priest Adrian Dannhauser stands outside her Manhattan church beside a chalkboard sign that reads "Ask me for a blessing (because God knows you need one)." Passersby stop, chat, and ask for prayer: for a sick friend, an addicted son, an upcoming job interview, the state of our nation, or the grief of our world. Bus drivers sometimes open their doors for a quick prayer before the light turns green, and someone once took her to meet their doorman so she could bless him too. Half of those who stop are in crisis. Someone always cries. A few are simply curious. Through the heartfelt, frank, and sincere stories of her unique ministry, Dannhauser offers glimpses into the tender, holy, and sometimes hilarious moments of sidewalk prayers. With a potent blend of reverence and irreverence, as well as insights from Christian scriptures, she delves into the power that ancient ideas--blessing, forgiveness, miracles, and prayer--hold in a disenchanted world. For people of Christian faith, other faiths, or no faith at all, having spiritual conversations, even awkward ones with strangers on the street, can help us face our vulnerability, where we may discover a grace sufficient for all.

A Heartfelt Journey: Life Lessons, Blessings and Perspectives

A Heartfelt Journey: Life Lessons, Blessings and Perspectives
Author: Michael Peck
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2018-07-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781978486539

Life offers us such opportunity and hope. For author Mike Peck life has afforded him the same. How he's gotten here though some would say has been a bit different than most. Explore his journey thus far as he discusses how determination, a positive mind set and faith have made him the husband, father and educator he's become, despite having a severe heart condition. Written for folks of all ages, Mike describes his experiences being a lifelong heart patient while maintaining a 'normal' life. Whether you are a heart patient, parent, someone in the medical field, or just a person interested in hearing more, Mike hopes to inspire a least one of you with his less than normal story.

Circle of Grace

Circle of Grace
Author: Jan Richardson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780977816279

"Within the struggle, joy, pain, and delight that attend our life, there is an invisible circle of grace that enfolds and encompasses us in every moment. Blessings help us to perceive this circle of grace, to find our place of belonging within it, and to receive the strength the circle holds for us." -from the Introduction Beginning in Advent and moving through the sacred seasons of the Christian year, Circle of Grace offers Jan's distinctive and poetic blessings that illuminate the treasures each season offers to us.

Given

Given
Author: Tina Boesch
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1631469754

How do we express the good that God wants for those we love? How do we experience blessing through pain and suffering? Why would we bless even enemies? How do we keep spoken blessings in sync with God’s will? And how do we integrate blessing, a concept woven throughout the entire Bible, into the fabric of our everyday lives? In Given, you will journey outside of your comfort zone, into a world of blessing as a relational calling—as a way God relates to you and a way you’re called to relate to others. You will travel across countries, cultures, and centuries of church history to expand your paradigm of a word ripe with significance. Along the way, you’ll be inspired to begin the essential Christian practice of being given by God as a blessing. Journey with author Tina Boesch to discover your calling to a meaningful way of living and relating to God and others, inspired by Christ, who gave himself on the cross so that we could fully experience God’s blessing.

Simply Jesus

Simply Jesus
Author: Joseph M. Stowell
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781576738566

The president of Moody Bible College shows though dramatic stories and surprising insights how believers can experience significant life-change as they encounter Christ, our model of understanding, love, and courage. "Simply Jesus" identifies experiences that can awaken the realization of the basic need to focus on Him.

A Journey of Unexpected Blessings

A Journey of Unexpected Blessings
Author: Mehar
Publisher: Vantage Press, Inc
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780533159888

A Journey of Unexpected Blessings is an autobiography of self-determination. Rags to riches, riches to rags and back againthis intriguing and enchanting book tells the story of a most courageous person born in a Third World country, who, despite overwhelming odds to the contrary, finds unwavering faith and a determination to succeed-- even during the most difficult times and with everything going the wrong way.